Freedom of Information Requests - Corporate Governance Benchmarking

https://www.nature.scot/doc/freedom-information-requests-corporate-governance-benchmarking

Date: 21 July 2025 

Our ref: SIR180814/A5285213

Information Request – Corporate Governance Benchmarking

Your Request & Our Response

Please could we request the following information be provided under FOISA legislation:

  1.  Total number of Non-Executive, Executive, and Co-opted Board members.
    Total Number – 12
     
  2. Number of Board meetings held per year, their duration in hours, and whether they are held in person, hybrid, or online.
    Typically, 7 meetings per year, lasting approx. 4-6 hours (timescale dictated by business needs). A spread of in-person, hybrid and on-line.
     
  3. Number of Audit & Risk Committee meetings held per year, their duration in hours, and whether they are held in person, hybrid, or online.
    There are around 4-5 meetings per year (again dictated by business need), lasting around 4-5 hours, and again a spread of in-person, hybrid and online.

And if applicable:

  1. Number of finance specific Audit and Risk Committee meetings, their duration in hours, and whether they are held in person, hybrid, or online.
    Not Applicable
     
  2. Number of Investment Committee meetings per year, their duration in hours, and whether they are held in person, hybrid, or online.
    Not Applicable
     
  3. Number of Remuneration Committee meetings per year, their duration in hours, and whether they are held in person, hybrid, or online.
    NatureScot does not have a Remuneration Committee as such, however the Board does have a Pay Remit sub-group which sits approximately twice a year, usually on-line and for about 1 hour each time.

Review and Appeal

I hope this information meets your requirements, but if you are dissatisfied with how we have responded to your information request, please write to us within 40 working days explaining your concerns. You can contact us at Battleby, Redgorton, Perth, PH1 3EW or email us at [email protected]. We will carry out a review of our response and contact you with our findings within 20 working days.

If you are not satisfied following this, you can make an appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within 6 months. The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Scottish Information Commissioner 
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road 
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS

Online appeal service

FOI Website

Telephone: 01334 464610

Yours sincerely

FOI Officer, 
NatureScot 

[email protected]